MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC
Medicare inpatient claims for MS-DRG 329. National volume + top hospitals + geographic distribution. Sourced from CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider; refreshed annually.
What is MS-DRG 329?
MS-DRG 329 is the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group for MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC. When a Medicare patient is discharged, the hospital stay is grouped into a single MS-DRG, and Medicare reimburses the hospital a fixed, predetermined amount for that group rather than itemizing each service.
Across the CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider dataset, 1,154 hospitals reported 48,468 discharges for MS-DRG 329. The average hospital submitted charge was $208K, while the average amount Medicare actually paid was $36K — a 5.8× gap between list price and reimbursement, which is typical for Medicare inpatient claims.